California Manufacturing Technology Consulting and Prism eSolutions Join Forces to Provide Affordable Business Improvement Solutions

    LOS ANGELES--June 30, 2003--As the economy continues to fluctuate, mid-sized manufacturing and technology-focused organizations throughout the country are striving to attain better profitability and growth. To make this goal a reality for manufacturers in California, California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) and Prism eSolutions, LLC (Prism) announced today that they have entered into a joint partnership to provide cost-efficient business improvement solutions for manufacturers.
    CMTC is part of a federal, state, and local partnership that includes a national network of over 70 Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) centers across the United States. During its 10 years in California, CMTC has worked with almost 2,000 manufacturers to help them become more productive and profitable.
    According to the agreement, CMTC will incorporate Prism's products and services into its existing service offering. As a result, CMTC's clients will have access to Prism's networked solutions in the areas of strategic business process improvement; ISO 9000/QMS; ISO 9001:2000 upgrade; ISO 14000/EMS.
    Prism will also provide CMTC with its benchmark equationASP(TM) Web-based platform, equationASP incorporates industry-proven ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certification practices using Web-based technology. This combination enables any size company to achieve and maintain ISO certification quickly and cost-effectively, while focusing their efforts on continual process improvement.
    Hosted by Prism at a secure, third party facility, equationASP streamlines project and document management, provides employee training, facilitates communications management, and provides web-based solutions for corrective actions, internal audits, and customer satisfaction surveys. This integration eliminates up-front software and hardware costs, as well as internal IT resources, which are often heavy burdens on smaller companies.
    "We are very excited about this partnership. Partnering with Prism will allow CMTC to provide a hands-on solutions to ISO implementations or upgrades in a much shorter time frame, than traditional methods, utilizing Prism's unique lean documentation process," said James Watson, VP of Consulting Services at CMTC.
    "By integrating our services and equationASP platform with their consulting expertise, CMTC can better help their clients maintain a competitive edge in the global marketplace by improving their operative efficiencies and reducing their costs," said Chuck Mitman, President of Prism eSolutions. "Prism looks forward to working with CMTC, and to providing ISO 9000/Quality Management Systems and ISO 14000 Environmental Management Systems support to its clients in California."
    CMTC specializes in assisting California's small and medium sized manufacturers in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Quality Management, Information Technology, Strategic Business, and Supply Chain Management. They also provide assistance to manufacturers in other areas such as Workforce Training.

    About California Manufacturing Technology Consulting

    A private, nonprofit corporation, CMTC was established in 1992 to provide high-value consulting services to California's high-tech and traditional small and medium-size manufacturers to increase their competitive advantage through improved methods of management and manufacturing. CMTC's regional presence covers Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, Orange County, Ventura/Santa Barbara County, the San Fernando/San Gabriel Valley, the San Joaquin Valley and San Diego/Imperial County. For more information, visit www.cmtc.com.

    About Prism eSolutions

    Prism eSolutions, LLC, is an international provider of Web-based applications in ISO 9000 QMS, ISO 14000 EMS, as well as other areas of strategic process and business improvement. Prism provides Web-based support products for companies seeking ISO certification in the manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, and business services sectors, as well as in the education community. Based in King of Prussia, PA., Prism eSolutions delivers training, consulting, and networked solutions in the areas of Strategic Process Improvement; ISO Quality Management; ISO Environmental Management; Internal Auditing; Gap Analysis; and ISO Continuous Improvement and Maintenance Services.
    For more information, visit www.prismesolutions.com.